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Aircraft Archive: McDonnell Douglas
Fokker 100 Values Resist Downward Pressures
Over the course of the last two years the level of availability has been almost halved allowing a measure of improvement for marketability for the once very beleaguered type. The market for the Fokker 100 has experienced a variety of fortunes over the course of the last decade and for…

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October 13, 2008
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Aircraft Asset Assessment The Fokker 100
Market Presence. The total of 278 deliveries for the Fokker 100 represented something of a success for a European manufacturer though the number pales against the deliveries made by U.S. manufacturers and more recently Embraer and Bombardier. The orders secured from American, and the then USAirways, were considered important successes…

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October 13, 2008
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Arik Air A340-500s Would Attract Significant Discounting
The swtich of three orders from Kingfisher to Arik Air with delivery due in a matter of weeks would have attracted considerable discounting. The three aircraft were already well advanced on the production line when discussions with Airbus were started earlier this year. Two aircraft are planned to be delivered…

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October 13, 2008
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Low Book Prices Start to Impact Values - Again
Advance Levels Dip Forcing More Expensive Equity The need for some major players to dispose of assets has the potential to influence values as sale prices more reflect book rather than market values. Larger organizations, having previously acquired aircraft at large discounts, have written down such assets to a level…

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October 13, 2008
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Boeing Strike Aids Lack Luster Values
Lack of New Aircraft Keeps Focus on Used Market While the Boeing share price may be dipping, the benefit of the strike at the U.S. manufacturer is to allow used values to remain resilient during increasingly uncertain times. The strike at Boeing, still in force at the time of writing,…

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September 29, 2008
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Residual Values of A330-200 Would Gain From Weight Increase
The further delay to the B787 as a result of the strike provides opportunities for Airbus to secure additional orders for the two A330 family and by proposing a material weight increase to the -200, residual values of the type are likely to benefit. The delays to the B787 continue…

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September 29, 2008
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New Turboprop Orders Falter But Values Remain Strong
The turboprop manufacturers may have secured notable new orders during the course of 2007 and even though this year has failed to live up to expectations, values for most turboprops remain undaunted. The first six months of 2008 has seen turboprop orders fall by a considerable proportion. The first half…

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September 29, 2008
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Market Activity Belies Uncertainty
While there exists considerable concern over a number of operators and the potential effect of another 30 operators collapsing, there continues to be considerable market activity in the used sector. Whatever the negativity of headlines, aircraft, particularly those in production, are still being traded with relative ease. Operators continue to…

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September 29, 2008
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